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Karoshi – managing employee overtime in Japan

The recent wide coverage in the media about the "Karoshi" crisis ("working to death" in Japanese) has aroused the interests of the public and employers to learn more about labour regulations in Japan.

Both employers and employees have the obligation to understand certain rights and protections when it comes to overtime work.

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Current issues facing employers and employees

Employment law in Japan and its implications

Compliance and regulatory issues facing employers

Tips on measuring and monitoring overtime work and its precautions

With the recent news about Japan's unemployment rate reaching its lowest level in 20 years, we will also discuss how this would affect the overtime culture and what authorities can do to help improve it.

Specialising in global HR shared services, systems and business process outsourcing, Cameron has worked in both government and private sector, with extensive experience in working as a provider and buyer of outsourcing services. He has managed multi-million dollar, HR corporate initiatives, projects, agreements and services through all business process outsourcing life-cycle phases.

If you would like to ask any questions related to this subject, please send your questions in advance to [email protected]. We will try our best to incorporate them into the discussion.

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DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

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